Editing Hollywood Squares (section)

==Home versions and merchandise==
Watkins-Strathmore produced the first two home versions of the show in 1967. Both versions featured a game board that allowed for writing in the celebrities' names under each square (using crayon, soft lead pencil, or a similar wipe-off medium). Each version included four decks of 45 question cards, one of which was marked with asterisks as the "Secret Square" question, which earned the player an extra $100 if answered correctly. Rules allowed for a 3-game match to be played, with $200 awarded for each game (just as the daytime rules specified).

[[Ideal Toy Company|Ideal]] issued a version of the game in 1974 with a picture of Peter Marshall on the box. Marshall was the original host of the television version throughout its entire first run.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coopee|first=Todd|title=The Hollywood Squares TV Game|url=https://toytales.ca/the-hollywood-squares-tv-game/|website=ToyTales.ca|date=May 3, 2021}}</ref> This was the first of the adaptations to feature humorous names for the celebrities. A similar board game based on the UK version under the title ''Celebrity Squares'' was released by Buckingham Toys five years later in 1979 with a picture of host [[Bob Monkhouse]] on the cover. It did not specify a "Secret Square" rule. Matches were best two-out-of-three with no money awards specified.

Also in 1974, Event Records released a compilation album entitled ''Zingers from The Hollywood Squares'' (along with two companion books) on [[vinyl LP]] and [[cassette tape|cassette]], containing the audio of what were considered to be some of the show's funniest moments. A CD of the album was included in Peter Marshall's 2002 book ''Backstage with the Original Hollywood Square''.

[[Milton Bradley Company|Milton Bradley]] produced two home versions, first in 1980 with a game loosely based on the Marshall version, then in 1986 for the Davidson version, with a 3-D board and twelve "celebrities" to insert into the board. Both versions specified that there was no "Secret Square" rule, and like the Ideal version, matches were best two-out-of-three with no money awards specified.

[[Parker Brothers]] released a similar 3-D board/12 celebrity inserts version in 1999, based on the Bergeron version. Early printings did not specify a "Secret Square" rule, but this was later revised so that every question card with a number ending in "5" was a "Secret Square" question worth $1,000 in bonus cash. Games were played until one player/team won $5,000. Alternate rules allowed for timed play (suggesting a 30-minute "as if you were on TV" game), with the player/team ahead once time expired being declared the winner.

[[GameTek]] released a version of ''[[Hollywood Squares (video game)|Hollywood Squares]]'' in 1988 for [[MS-DOS]], [[Commodore 64]], and [[Apple II]] computers and later for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] based on the Davidson version. In 1999, [[Tiger Electronics]] released an electronic LCD handheld game based on the Bergeron version. In 2002, the official ''Hollywood Squares'' website had an online version of the show using the celebrities that were on that week. In 2010, [[Ludia]] released their version of ''Hollywood Squares'' for the [[Personal computer|PC]], [[Wii]], [[iPhone]], [[iPad]], [[iPod Touch]] and on [[PlayStation 3]]'s PSN downloadable service from November 15, 2011; the games were based upon the 2002–2004 format and featured the voice of host [[Tom Bergeron]] and video clips of celebrities [[Brad Garrett]], [[Kathy Griffin]], [[Jeffrey Tambor]] and [[Martin Mull]] as the center square.<ref name=IGN>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/11/17/hollywood-squares-review|title=Hollywood Squares Review|website=IGN|date=November 16, 2011|access-date=June 28, 2022|last=Moriarty|first=Colin}}</ref>